21 September 2018

Newsletter Articles

School Vision

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Carers,

Scholarships

We would like to acknowledge the following Yr 6 students who have been awarded 2019 scholarships:

Lucas Stubbs has been awarded one of only two academic scholarships for 2019 from Mater Dei College.

Mitchell Perry has been awarded a Sports Scholarship to Warwick SHS.

Congratulations to Lucas and Mitchell on being awarded their scholarships, what a wonderful achievement.

Open Night

I would like to sincerely thank all of the parents and caregivers who attended our Open Night on Wednesday 5th September. The night wouldn’t have been such a success without all of the parents and caregivers who came to engage in a journey of learning with their children.

I would really like to acknowledge the teachers and education assistants for all of the time and hard work that goes into the preparation of the event which made the night such a fantastic experience for students, parents and caregivers alike.

Feedback from parents was incredibly positive with all families relishing the opportunity to spend time learning about what their children have been studying at school.

Madeley’s Waabinup: a place where play happens continuously

We had our official opening of Madeley's Waabinup on Monday 10th September. It was a great success regardless of the last minute changes due to the weather. I would like to extend a very big thank you to all of the parents and community members who joined us in making this event so special. All guests joined with the class representatives in planting plants and shrubs to enhance the area. I would also like to thank Mr Steve Bevan, former Principal, Mrs Libby Clark and the Nature Play Committee for their time and effort in making Madeley's Waabinup the engaging and fun play space that is so popular with all students.

We would like to thank the following community representatives for their generous contribution towards making Madeley’s Waabinup possible;

• Madeley PS P&C, for their ongoing fundraising efforts which has led to a generous contribution of funds,
• Anne Aly, Federal Member for Cowan, for the Buddy Benches,
• Margaret Quirk MLA for the large London Plane Tree,
• Rotary International for the water tank and funds for plants,
• Honda Wangara for their generosity in providing plants for the area,
• Men’s Shed for the design and production of the Madeley’s Waabinup sign,
• Bunnings for their ongoing support of school initiatives and guidance in landscape design, and
• To the parents of Madeley PS for their support of the school and P & C fundraising.

Student Leader’s Day Camp at Ern Halliday Recreation Camp

Our student leaders were fortunate enough to have a day camp on Monday 17th September at Ern Halliday Recreation Camp with the leaders from the other Ashdale Cluster schools. The students engaged in a range of team building activities throughout the day including team building, a crate climb and archery. The student had a fun day filled with adventure, team bonding and getting to know the other student leaders across the cluster.

PJ Day

The Student Councillors organised the PJ Day fundraiser today where students donated a gold coin in exchange for wearing their favourite PJs to school for the day. The student Councillors raised $510.00 which will go towards the Year 6 Camp which will be held in the first week of next term.

NAPLAN Year 3 and Year 5

NAPLAN for Year 3 and Year 5 have been sent home with students. Please make an appointment with your child class teacher if you have any concerns or wish to discuss your child NAPLAN.

School Security

The school relies on community support to keep it secure and safe throughout the holiday period. Parents are asked to keep an eye on the school and report any suspicious behaviour to Education Security 92644632 or Police 131444.

Have a great break everyone!
Mrs Lainie Beccegato
Principal

School Calendar & Important Dates

The School Calendar is updated regularly and can be synched to your phone/computer for easy access. Please check the calendar for dates and further details of activities.

**Please be aware the dates published are a guide and may change**

Up & Coming Events

2019 Sport Dates:

Interm Swimming Program at Aquamotion, Wanneroo. Term 2 2019, Week 7-8.
10/06/2019 – 21/06/2019

Term Dates 2018

Staff Development Days 2018

School closed to students on the following days:

** Staff Development Days may change, parents will be advised through Connect/Newsletter **

Assemblies 2018

Below is a schedule for assemblies in 2018. Please check the Newsletter regularly as these dates sometimes change.

Parent Contact Details

It is important that the school is notified of any changes to parent/carers/emergency contact details for students at Madeley Primary School.

Please use the following link to notify the school of any changes to Email, Phone and / or address below or you can Email Madeley.ps@education.wa.edu.au to advise any changes at the Administration Office.

New Telephone Number

Madeley Primary School from the beginning of term 3, will have a new main switch board number 08 9306 6900, please update your contacts on your devices.

Operation Christmas Child

We are supporting Samaritan's Purse - Operation Christmas Child

This activity involves the packing of a shoe box with suitable items for an underprivileged child somewhere in the world.

Cost of Box: $10.50**

(** The OCC Box cost includes the purchase of the box and shipping)

All boxes need to be returned to the school library by Wednesday 24th October 2018. 3pm.

What to do:

1. Purchase a Shoe Box from from Arts Captains in Banksia Block every day before school until 19th October for $10.50
2. Choose Boy or Girl
3. Choose age range 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14
4. Fill shoe box with simple gifts, include something from each of the 6 categories
    -  Something to wear
    -  Something to play with
    -  Something for school
    -  Something to love
    -  Something Special
    -  Something for personal hygiene
5. Drop shoebox before the deadline Wednesday 24th October 2018 to the Art room. If you miss the drop off deadline parents/carers will have to make separate arrangements with the Operation Christmas Child organisation

Please note, if you use a shoe box from home (non OCC box) you must include the $10.00 shipping cost plus all additional forms/labels which need to be included in your box. Please note that boxes returned without postage money cannot be sent.

Gift suggestions:

• SOMETHING TO WEAR: T-shirt, polo shirt, shorts, skirt, cap, beanie, sandals, etc.
• SOMETHING TO LOVE: teddy bear, doll, soft toy, etc.
• SOMETHING SPECIAL: carry bag, sunglasses, bangles, stickers, necklaces, craft kits, wind-up torch, a personal note, a photo of yourself, etc.
• SOMETHING FOR SCHOOL: exercise book, pencil case, pens, pencils, colouring pencils, sharpener, eraser, chalk, etc.
• SOMETHING TO PLAY WITH: tennis ball, cars, skipping rope, marbles, musical instrument, yo-yo, slinky, finger puppets, etc.
• SOMETHING FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE: soap and face washer, toothbrush, hairbrush, comb, scrunchies, hair-clips, etc.

Do not include:

• ITEMS THAT LEAK OR MELT: (these can spoil boxes) including toothpaste, shampoo, bubbles, crayons and plasticine/play dough
• FOOD OR LOLLIES OF ANY KIND: (due to customs regulations) including medicines and vitamins USED OR DAMAGED ITEMS: (due to customs regulations) including worn clothing and old toys
• BREAKABLE ITEMS: including glass, porcelain and mirrors
• ITEMS THAT CAN SCARE OR HARM A CHILD: including Halloween, war or pirate-related items such as toy guns, knives, military figures or skull and crossbones
• GAMBLING-RELATED ITEMS: including play money, playing cards and dominoes
• RELIGIOUS LITERATURE: including tracts and Bibles (every child is given an Operation Christmas Child evangelistic book at an outreach event)

Key
OCC = Operation Christmas Child

Michelle Horrocks
Art Specialist Teacher
E: michelle.horrocks@education.wa.edu.au

Speak Up Award 2018

Congratulations to Lily, Zara and Imogen for their brilliant presentations at the regional heats for Speak Up Award 2018. Lily, Zara and Imogen were the youngest speakers in their heat, with the majority of their competition being Year 6 students. Fantastic effort, you did Madeley proud!

Year 2

Cockman House Excursion

Parent Helpers

To enable the excursion to Cockman House to be successful, we require parent helpers from each class to accompany us on the bus and during the excursion. Parents will be required from 11:50am - 2:30pm on the day of the excursion. Please sign up on the list outside your child's classroom, or email Mrs Swift atvictoria.swift@education.wa.edu.au if you are able to help. Helpers will be chosen randomly from the list.

Cockman House (MLA1, MLA3 & MLA4)

Year 2 students will examine the history of Cockman House and the three generations that have lived there over a span of more than 130 years. They will collect clues to learn what life was like for a pioneer family and crack a heritage code.

Date for each Year 2 classes:

MLA 4 – Thursday 11th October
MLA 3 – Friday 19th October
MLA1 – Wednesday 24th October*

Cost: $18 (exact money please)
Transport: Students will travel by bus fitted with seatbelts.
Depart from Madeley: 12 noon
Return to Madeley: 2.15pm

Students will be having an early lunch at school, so you may like to pack a snack for them to eat when we return at 2:30 (does not apply to *MLA1 due to early close.) They will also need a water bottle and their school hat clearly labelled with their name. Payment and Permission form to be returned to class teacher by Friday 21st September 2018. Please see attached document for more information, if you require an additional permission slip please see class teacher.

Year 6

Year 6 ASC Transition Program

As part of Ashdale Secondary College’s commitment to successfully transitioning students to secondary schooling, Year 7, ASC has a series of transition events planned for Year 6 students.

Term 4

Wednesday 21st November 2018 (8.30am - early finish 2.30pm)
Thursday 22nd November 2018 (8.30am – 3.10pm)
Friday 23rd November 2018 (8.30am – 3.10pm)

Students will be required to meet in the College Foyer at 8.45am and will attend an assembly in the Galileo Theatre. Students will be required to bring their subject books, pencil case and note paper.

Important Information

• Transport to and from the College on these days is the responsibility of parents/guardians.
• Students need to arrive no later than 8.30am.
• Students can bring their own lunch and drink or purchase their lunch from the Café.
• Parents will need to collect their child at 3.10pm from the College. (Please note early finish on Wednesday, 2.30pm pickup)
• Students will be required to wear their current primary school uniform.

Year 6 Camp Kerem

The Year 6 2018 Camp has been finalised. It will be held from Wednesday 10th October until Friday 12th October (Week 1, Term 4). We will be attending Kerem Adventure Camp which is located in Bullsbrook. Students will be staying in cabin/dorm type accommodation for two nights.

Some of the activities include:

Team Building Games, Zorb Balls, Colour Run, Archery, Rock Climbing, Low Ropes and Disc Golf.

As Kerem is in Bullsbrook, we are asking parents to arrange for their child to be dropped off at the camp school at 10.00am on the Wednesday and picked up from the venue at 2.00pm on the Friday. If parents are unable to transport their child to and/or from the venue, we ask that you organise another child’s parents to do this for you. If you have difficulty with this please indicate on the Camp Contract (attached).

Kerem Adventure Camp Address: 100 Kirby Rd, Bullsbrook WA

Library

Book Week 2018

Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you for all your support this year. Over the three days we did $5,102 in Book Fair Sales. This means that the school now has $1,300 from Scholastics to spend on resources for the school. Scholastic also gave MPS Library $302 worth of new books.

A BIG THANK YOU goes to Mrs Carbera, Mrs Melanko, Mrs Walton and Mrs Cameron for their help with setting up and assisting with Book Fair sales.

Mrs Miller
Scholastic Coordinator

Science

Science Day

On Tuesday 18th September, we celebrated Science. Children were in mixed age groups and rotated through a number of activities across the day. The activities were based on the four science learning areas of Physical Science, Chemical Science, Earth and Space Science and Biological Science.

Some of the activities which were done were:

• A journey in to space in the Scitech SpaceDome.
• Making a popstick catapult and investigating to see what you can do to the catapult to make an object go further or higher.
• Investigating the reaction of different bath soaps when heat is applied. (None of them exploded but one did blow up like a marshmallow!).
• Learning about the growth of a pineapple and how you can do it at home.
• Learning how bees collect pollen which they use to provide their colony with energy.
• To see what happens when detergent is added to milk.
• Making air rockets and then racing them.

At the end of the day, students returned to their class and, as everyone didn’t get to do all the activities, they shared the different activities they performed with their classmates.

The students enjoyed themselves and it was great to see the teamwork across the year groups.

Jenny Jones
Science Teacher

STEM

Last week our Year 5 students participated in the 2018 STEM Expo at Ashdale Secondary College. Our students were engaged in a variety of interactive and engaging activities which incorporated the key areas of STEM including Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Some of these activities included virtual reality, green screen technology and robot soccer.

Our students created a display to showcase how we engage in STEM at Madeley Primary School. The display included our circuit breakers 3D printing program with Western Power, interactive microbit game designs, build and code robots, a Year 1 and Year 5 collaborative ant project as well as student presentations which showed how technology has changed over time.

It was a fantastic day, that allowed students to begin to develop key skills that are needed for the 21st century.

Mrs Wheeler
STEM Coordinator

Sport

Interschool Athletics Carnival

Well done to our interschool team who finished 3rd overall and 2nd in the Meritorious Shield that takes into account school size. A great effort considering we have 276 less students than the largest school Ashdale. Our team never gave up and we were all very proud of their efforts. Thankyou for all the staff and parent support - we have a great team here at Madeley.

A big THANKYOU to the P&C for supplying the funds to purchase all the ribbons for all our carnivals this year.

The results were:

Overall Shield

• 1st Ashdale 377 pts
• 2nd Landsdale 326.5 pts
• 3rd Madeley 313 pts
• 4th West Greenwood 298 pts
• 5th Carnaby Rise 55.5 pts

Meritorious Shield (total points divided by number of students in Yr1-6))

• 1st West Greenwood (355 students)
• 2nd Madeley (408 students)
• 3rd Ashdale (684 students)
• 4th Landsdale (613 students)
• 5th Carnaby Rise (243 students)

Interschool Cross Country

For selected students, notes will be sent home/email at the beginning of Term 4. The event will be held on Penistone Reserve in Greenwood on Wednesday 24th October.

Up and Coming Events

Term 4

Interschool Cross country Week 3 Wed 24th October @ Penistone Reserve Greenwood (selected students)

Yr5/6 Handball Date TBA @ Woodvale PS
Yr 6 Cluster Carnival Week 8 Friday 30th Nov (all yr6's)

**date may change, please always check the school calendar

Thank you
Mr Jarred Moon & Mrs Louise Mayvis
Physical Education Teachers

School Services

Uniform Shop

We would like to send out a thank you to all the parents who volunteered in running and maintaining the School Uniform Shop since the opening of Madeley Primary School. Julie Hewett, Brodie Santich, Fiona Stevenson, Penny Jefferson and Shannon Tzavellas.

The Madeley Primary School Uniform Shop is relocating in Term 4 to Wanneroo Uniforms, Unit 1/16 Prindiville Drive, Wangara

Please be advised that the Madeley Primary School Sports shirts will no longer be available to purchase as they will be used for students representing the school for special events and will be loaned out to students on the day, students who already own a sports shirt can continue wearing it until phased out.

School Banking

What's School Banking?

The School Banking program provides a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good saving habits.

Run nationally since 1931 through participating primary schools, School Banking encourages children to regularly deposit money into their Youthsaver account and earn silver Dollarmites tokens, which can then be redeemed for an exciting reward through our School Banking Rewards Program.

Get your child started

Madeley Primary School participates in School Banking, all you’ll need to do is open a Youthsaver account for your child or they can use their existing one. If they require a Dollarmites deposit wallet for their existing Youthsaver account, please call CommBank 13 2221 anytime or visit your nearest branch.

The Youthsaver account is a savings account that has no monthly account fees and offers a competitive bonus interest rate when you make at least one deposit and no withdrawals in a calendar month on balances up to $50,000.

This year the school banking will be held on
Wednesday morning in the Library from 8.30 – 8.50am.

Please enter the Library through the side entrance – playground side.

Trish Johnson and Robyn Walton have volunteered to be banking Co-ordinators this year. If you have any queries, please contact them or come and see them on Wednesday morning in the Library.

School Canteen

Online Canteen Link

Thanks to everyone for such a great response to this term’s special.

Please use the appropriate bags which are available from the canteen.

Bags can be purchased from the Canteen

If you have any queries regarding the menu or think you have a great suggestion that we could add to the menu, please come and have a chat, maybe while you flip a pikelet or two.

Thank you for your continued support. Click on the link below for our Summer Menu starting in Term 4.

We would like to send out a special THANK YOU to all the parent helpers who have helped with the day to day operations and school events we have catered for.

Thank you for your continued support.
Toni and Jillian

School Nurse

Free Parenting Seminars

Held at Madeley Primary School, Staff Room on the following days

Positive Parenting Program, Term 4, 2018 Madeley Primary School

A well-researched and evidence-based parenting program is being offered to parents/carers at Madeley PS in Term 4 2018. Research has demonstrated the acceptability of the Triple P strategies across cultures.

Parents/carers are invited to attend free parenting seminars to learn practical, positive and effective ways to:

• raise happy, confident kids
• encourage positive behaviour
• set rules and routines that everyone follows
• get on well with your kids and argue less
• balance work and family with less stress

Triple P - Seminar Series: (x3 2 hour Talks):

• Tuesday 16th Oct 9-11am - Week 1: “The Power of Positive Parenting.” 9-10am
• Tuesday 23rd Oct 9-11am - Week 2: “Raising Confident, Competent Children.”
• Tuesday 30th Oct 9-11am - Week 3: “Raising Resilient Children.”

Presented By Caroline Turich and Stacey Moxon - Community Health Nurses.
(Attendance to all 3 days is preferred)

Cost: Free – however booking essential.

For more information, or to register to attend the free parenting seminars please email madeley.ps@education.wa.edu.au

School Holiday Health Assessments for Kindergarten

A nurse from the School Health Services will be available during the September/October school holidays for school entry health assessments on:

If you would like an appointment, please call 9400 9500

Tues 25th Sept: Carnaby Rise Primary School.
Pomodoro Ave, Landsdale WA 6065

Wed 26th Sept: Carnaby Rise Primary School.
Pomodoro Ave, Landsdale WA 6065

Thurs 27th Sept: Carnaby Rise Primary School.
Pomodoro Ave, Landsdale WA 6065

Mon 1st Oct: Carnaby Rise Primary School.
Pomodoro Ave, Landsdale WA 6065

Tues 2nd Oct: Carnaby Rise Primary School.
Pomodoro Ave, Landsdale WA 6065

Wed 3rd Oct: Roseworth Child & Parent Centre
1 Stoke Court, Girrawheen WA 6064

Thurs 4th Oct: Roseworth Child & Parent Centre
1 Stoke Court, Girrawheen WA 6064

This opportunity would allow you to attend screening with your child; otherwise it will be performed during school class time throughout 4th term in 2018.

P&C News

P&C Meeting Dates 2018

If anyone is interested in joining the P&C, or just want to hear what it’s all about, please feel free to come to one of our future meetings listed below. They are held in the staffroom.

Facebook

Did you know that the Madeley P&C has a Facebook group? Please look us up at “Madeley P&C” to join and keep up to date with the latest P&C information.

The Fathering Project

Fathering Project- Madeley Champion Dads

The Fathering Project’s Schools Program aims to positively promote the important role of fathers, and father figures, to the entire school community through the formation of our “Madeley Champion Dads Fathering Project” group.

For useful weekly tips, we currently have a Facebook Page- "Madeley Champion Dads Fathering Project" and we also encourage people to also like and follow "The Fathering Project" which is the support behind our group.

For more information on the three facilitating organisations, please check out the following links;

Before & After School Care

Camp Australia

Camp Australia provides a before and after school care program for students. This is located on the school site.

Times:

Before Care: 7am – 9am
After Care: 2.30pm – 6pm

For further information please contact the contacting the following:

Mobile Phone No: 0413 588 434
Camp Australia:1300 105 343
Fax No: (03) 8610 2044
Website: http://www.campaustralia.com.au/

School Holiday Program

At Camp Australia we believe that healthy kids are happy kids. So we can to spring into the holidays, we have put together some fresh activities for the upcoming school holidays that promote wellness inside and out.

Activities:

Kite-Tastic - Catch the breeze when you build, decorate and fly your very own working kite.
Build-A-Farm - Build your very own LEGO-compatible farms from your choice of two special kits.
Zen Kids - Take relaxation to a whole new level when we design our very own yoga mats and make calming wind chimes.
My Green Garden - Grow your very own vegetable garden with a greenhouse that you have built yourself.
At The Movies: Smallfoot - We're off to the movies to see the cool new flick Smallfoot.

Please refer to Camp Australia for up to date prices and information regarding any discounts available. Government rebates may also apply.

Registering With Camp Australia

We hope you and your family had a fantastic school holidays! The new school year has arrived and with it plenty of adventures in OSHC.

Have you registered with Camp Australia yet? Even if you do not plan on using the OSHC program at your school there are many benefits for your family.

How Do I Register?

Registration is simple and hassle free! To register visit the Camp Australia website via the link below.

We’ve been cooking up a storm in OSHC

At Camp Australia, all our OSHC programs follow the Healthy Eating Program. We make sure that the children who attend our programs eat healthy and delicious meals and snacks that are in line with the Australian Dietary Guidelines. To help you and your family stay healthy, we thought we’d share one of our most popular savoury dip from our very own Healthy Eating Cookbook.

For information regarding bookings before and after school care, please visit…

Community News

Please see NOTICE BOARD for more local clubs located at the end of the newsletter.

Please click on Links to open Information

Kingsway Indoor Stadium Holiday Programs, Madeley

Junior Programs and Holiday Clinics – Kingsway Indoor Stadium

Kingsway Stadium offers a great variety of affordable Holiday Clinics and Term Clinics for children aged 2-12yrs. Tots programs include Tennis, Kindy sports, Dance and Soccer for the Soccer enthusiasts. Tots clinics are designed to develop your child’s agility, balance and co-ordination while learning the basics and of course having lots of fun with parents and peers. Programs available for children aged between 5-12yrs consist of AFL, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Cricket and Netball. Dance/Cheerleading / Hip Hop classes for ages 4-12yrs are also available.

For more information please call 9450 1920 or visit our website

City of Wanneroo Youth Services

The City of Wanneroo offers fun activities throughout the school holiday for a variety of age groups. Bookings available online, centre locations and pick up & drop off

To find out more about the city’s children’s and youth programs, please send your email address to youth.services@wanneroo.wa.gov.au

Due to the popularity of programs, places can not be held without payment. Bookings are now open and will close three days prior to the program being run. You can find the booking form at the link below:

If you require further information or need help with your booking, please call 9405 5000

Further information on City of Wanneroo events can be found on the link below:

NDIS information session

Dr Anne Aly MP, Federal Member for Cowan

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is the new way of providing support for people with disability, their families and carers in Australia.

Please join the Member for Cowan, Dr Anne Aly, MP, and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) at an information session for people with disability, their families and carers, and community members to find out more about the NDIS and get your questions answered

Date: Friday 5 October 2018
Venue: Pearsall Hocking Community Centre
Address: 125 Willespie Drive, Pearsall, WA
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm (registration opens at 1:00pm with event starting 1:30pm)
RSVP: For more information and to RSVP visit the link below:

Light refreshments will be provided.

Please provide notification of any accessibility requirements to engagement@ndis.gov.au

Kids Holiday Cooking Classes

Building a healthy relationship between your children and food is important and we are here to help!

In this 2-hour, fun filled kids cooking class, we get your kids cooking up delicious and nutritious food that is low in sugar, salt and fat and packed with goodness and fibre.

We will teach them how to make up nutritious smoothies, cookies and sausage rolls that they will gobble up with ooh’s and aah’s and mmm’s.

Book online or call today to secure your place

P: (08) 9385 7755
Suite 1, Level 1
401 Scarborough Beach Rd, Osborne Park, 6017

BRICKS 4 KIDZ

BRICKS 4 KIDZ® Educational Play programs provide an extraordinary atmosphere for students to build unique creations and have loads of fun using LEGO® Bricks. Programs are built around our in-house models, designed by our own engineers and architects, with varied and exciting themes such as Space, Superheroes, and Amusement Parks!

School Holiday Workshops, After School Classes, Birthday Parties

Be Quick! Enrol today and select
SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS at:

Rugby Roos

Holiday Clinic at Kingsway Sporting Complex, Madeley
Wednesday 3 October
8.30am – 3pm
Ages 6-12

List of Community Groups/Clubs

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